Ibanez amps are there for the taking. They might not be the best the manufacturer has to offer but they won't be excluded from the addition. This 2014, Ibanez has 2 for your considerations. The Iron Label IL15 is a tube offering for us high gain dweebs. True to its 'Iron Label' tag, the amp offers more gainful pleasure than nice cleans. OK, let's not dismiss the cleans entirely but I've played Ibanez tube amps before & let's just say that the outcome was acceptable in this light. The amp sports a pair of EL84s in its power section so expect something more Brit than American. Together with a 12" Celestion Seventy 80 driver, the IL15 should be it for many of us in terms of intensity & acceptable domestic volume.
Moving on to some likable cleans, would be this very retro-looking TSA5TVR; the new Tubescreamer amp. There's a Jensen 8" C8R driver in there so 'clean' is something we can be happy with. On a personal note, I prefer Jensen to any other drivers for cleans & that includes providing good cleans to propel my favourite pedals. The fact that there's a Tubescreamer circuitry in there means we can cascade some of our preferred pedals into the amp's drive channel for serious tone works. Those legs might not win over fans in terms of looks.
I'm definitely gonna check these amps out, more often than not, investing in amps are more fruitful for me as opposed to adding another guitar to the premises. Hmm...
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